Meaning

• A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

• A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

• Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

• The shape or pattern of a mold.

• General shape or form.

  "the oval mold of her face"

• Distinctive character or type.

  "a leader in the mold of her predecessors"

• A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

  "His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery."

• A group of moldings.

  "the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts"

• A fontanelle.

Meaning

• To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

• To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

• To fit closely by following the contours of.

• To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

• To ornament with moldings.

• To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

  "These shoes gradually molded to my feet."